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field-strip

[ feeld-strip ]

verb (used with object)

, Military.
, field-stripped or (Rare) field-stript, field-strip·ping.
  1. to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
  2. to roll up the paper and scatter the tobacco of (a cigarette butt).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of field-strip1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

I can now field strip and reassemble every one of your blasted gadgets in the dark.

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